Historic site · Arkansas
First Fort Smith
First Fort Smith is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Lockard Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Gazeebo, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1817-12-25
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.38769, -94.43254
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wildcat Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mayfield Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Brooks Stephins Mountain: 7.3 mi
- George Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Petree Mountain: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Overlook Gazeebo: 0.0 mi
- Officers' Quarters: 0.1 mi
- Commissary: 0.2 mi
- Frisco Train Station: 0.2 mi
- Ross Pendergraft Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Initial Point Marker: 0.1 mi
- Bass Reeves Statue: 0.2 mi
- Fort Smith Confederate Monument: 0.4 mi
- Mother Mary Teresa Farrell: 0.8 mi
- Mother Mary Teresa Farrell, R.S.M.: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- Fort Smith National Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Gallows: 0.1 mi
- Cistern: 0.1 mi
- Officers' Garden: 0.2 mi
- Officers' Quarters: 0.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Fort Smith Trolley Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fort Smith Museum of HIstory: 0.2 mi
- Clayton House: 0.7 mi
- United States Marshals Museum: 0.8 mi
- Fort Smith Regional Art Museum: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- NUMA Bronze Statue: 3.4 mi
- The Flower Tower: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Star Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Big Creek Narrows: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- McWater Falls: 14.7 mi
- Natural Dam Waterfall: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bekaert Garden: 5.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of First Fort Smith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockard Mountain | NNE 28° | 552 m | 21.5 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 28° | 508 m | 19.4 mi |
| Locust Mountain | NNE 32° | 505 m | 20.2 mi |
| Big Round Mountain | NNW 344° | 493 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 20° | 492 m | 20.7 mi |
| Lick Mountain | N 352° | 469 m | 19.3 mi |
| Grapevine Knob | N 3° | 451 m | 22.0 mi |
| Moten Mountain | NNW 339° | 443 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Smith Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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